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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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Idaho

Minimum Temperature Rankings, May 1979

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1979 1-Month	36.7°F (2.6°C)	36.5°F (2.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1916
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1897
	Ties: 1948, 1986
Apr–May 1979 2-Month	32.6°F (0.3°C)	32.8°F (0.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1982
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1934
	Ties: 1898, 1924, 1961, 1971, 2002, 2021
Mar–May 1979 3-Month	29.3°F (-1.5°C)	29.4°F (-1.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1934
	Ties: 1908, 2021
Feb–May 1979 4-Month	26.6°F (-3.0°C)	26.3°F (-3.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1933
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1934
	Ties: 1919, 1928, 1945, 1946, 1974
Jan–May 1979 5-Month	21.7°F (-5.7°C)	23.9°F (-4.5°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1922
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1934
Dec 1978–May 1979 6-Month	19.6°F (-6.9°C)	22.6°F (-5.2°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1929
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1934
Nov 1978–May 1979 7-Month	19.5°F (-6.9°C)	22.6°F (-5.2°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1934
Oct 1978–May 1979 8-Month	20.8°F (-6.2°C)	23.8°F (-4.6°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1934
Sep 1978–May 1979 9-Month	23.0°F (-5.0°C)	25.6°F (-3.6°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1934
Aug 1978–May 1979 10-Month	25.3°F (-3.7°C)	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1934
	Ties: 1985
Jul 1978–May 1979 11-Month	27.5°F (-2.5°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
Jun 1978–May 1979 12-Month	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1917
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1934
	Ties: 1922
Dec 1977–May 1979 18-Month	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016
	Ties: 1914, 1925, 1960, 1969, 2009
Jun 1977–May 1979 24-Month	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016
	Ties: 1907, 1947, 1963, 1970
Jun 1976–May 1979 36-Month	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1933
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016
	Ties: 1898, 1915, 1953, 1955, 1966, 1985, 1987
Jun 1975–May 1979 48-Month	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1932
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1900, 1901, 1939, 1977, 1985, 1986
Jun 1974–May 1979 60-Month	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1933
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1900, 1903, 1907, 1925, 1977

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Minimum Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/